After stating earlier in the week that gay football players "gotta get up outta here," San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver released a statement Wednesday night insisting "those discriminating feelings are truly not in my heart."

While it's fair to wonder if the latter sentiment was prompted by Culliver's publicist, the second-year cornerback is at least taking a proactive approach to assisting the community he offended. Culliver will undergo sensitivity training and then work with "The Trevor Project" in the weeks after Super Bowl XLVII, reported the San Jose Mercury News, to learn more about suicide prevention among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth.

"We really feel that education about LGBT youth and the challenges they face is a great way to get (Chris) started on the right path," said Lauren McGinnis, communications director for The Trevor Project, "especially since he's a role model."

Well, he’s in California, so he can’t counsel these misguided children that homosexual behavior is wrong. That’s illegal.

Now I understand why Bama’s running back, Glen Coffee, who was drafted by San Francisco a few years ago QUIT the NFL and returned home. He found that he did not want to be a part of that kind of life. It wasn’t football that was the problem. When your bosses want you to compromise your beliefs, you can go along with it or leave. He left.

But not too long ago this man's comments wouldn't have warranted such a hypersensitive response by the company.

Soon everyone will be afraid to publicly express any sentiment that is at odds with acceptable norms, no matter how trivial or innocuous.

You are correct, and I'm sure the NFL would have intervened whether or not Culliver was on "company time" when he said what he said. The fact remains, he said this on company time, and as awful as the NFL's actions are, they do have the legal right in this case.

The homo agenda is ruining sports. They have homosexual advocacy commercials during NHL games now. I watch less football than I used because of all the liberalism. If I had little kids I definately wouldn’t have a TV. It’s indoctrination 24/7.

Of course I agree - holding its employees to certain standard is among the dwindling rights a company can exercise.

Especially when those standards conform to government sanctioned thinking.

But I'm sure you'd agree its indicative of a growing and unhealthy intolerance. Years ago a company would've shrugged and said 'yeah, well thats his opinion' and left it at that. And everyone would've agreed.

I totally agree that is un-American, hypocritical, politically correct - and I also think that a business has the right to be all of those things, and we have the right to criticize them for it.

And yes, it is definitely a sign of the times, and it’s disturbing as hell. 100% with you.

There is another issue at play here, and it’s a misunderstanding of rights (and I am NOT assuming you have this misunderstanding by the way). We cannot necessarily exercise all of our rights simultaneously. Culliver was exercising his free speec hand his right to pursue happiness by way of a big NFL paycheck at the same times. Turns out, those rights are not compatible, but the Constitution never promised mutual inclusivity of all rights at all times.

Could you please cite where in the Bible it is written No, we dont got no gay people on the team.

No clue what you are talking about. Would it be so hard to just say, “Yes, you are correct, bramps.” Or do you believe the NFL has or should have the right to force a player to work with a homosexual advocacy group against his religious beliefs?

Paul Tagliabue’s son is gay. That’s been a big part of the gay friendly move in the NFL head offices. It’s not compatible with football culture. I feel for this Culliver guy. He can’t even be himself, he has been reeducated.

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posted on 02/02/2013 4:49:30 PM PST
by Defiant
(If there are infinite parallel universes, why Lord, am I living in the one with Obama as President?)

He has the right to be uncomfortable, but his employer has the right to object and issue reprimands if their employee makes a statement they find distasteful while their employee is representing the company.

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